hinge

Definition of Hinge in English :

see synonyms of hinge

Noun

1. flexible joint, hinge

a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

flexible joint

2. hinge

a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend

Example Sentences:
'his absence is the hinge of our plan'

Verb

3. hinge

attach with a hinge

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hinge

see synonyms of hinge

noun

1.

a device for holding together two parts such that one can swing relative to the other, typically having two interlocking metal leaves held by a pin about which they pivot

2. anatomy

a type of joint, such as the knee joint, that moves only backwards and forwards; a joint that functions in only one plane

. Technical name: ginglymus

3.

a similar structure in invertebrate animals, such as the joint between the two halves of a bivalve shell

4.

something on which events, opinions, etc, turn

5. Also called: mount philately

a small thin transparent strip of gummed paper for affixing a stamp to a page

verb

6. (transitive)

to attach or fit a hinge to (something)

7. (intr; usually foll by on or upon)

to depend (on)

8. (intransitive)

to hang or turn on or as if on a hinge

Hinge

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noun

1.

a joint or device on which a door, gate, lid, etc. swings

2.

a natural joint, as of the bivalve shell of a clam or oyster

3.

a thin, gummed piece of paper, folded for fastening a stamp in an album

4.

anything on which matters turn or depend; cardinal point or principle; pivot

verb transitiveWord forms: hinged or ˈhinging

5.

to equip with or attach by a hinge

verb intransitive

6.

to hang as on a hinge; be contingent; depend

hopes hinging on his success

Hinge

see synonyms of hinge

n.

1.

a. A jointed or flexible device that allows the turning or pivoting of a part, such as a door or lid, on a stationary frame.

b. A similar structure or part, such as one that enables the valves of a bivalve mollusk to open and close.

2. A small folded paper rectangle gummed on one side, used especially to fasten stamps in an album.

3. A point or circumstance on which subsequent events depend.

v. hinged, hing·ing, hing·es

v.tr.

1. To attach by or equip with or as if with hinges or a hinge.

2. To consider or make (something) dependent on something else; predicate: "convenient and misleading fictions for hinging an argument" (Stephen Jay Gould).

v.intr.

To be contingent on a single factor; depend: This plan hinges on her approval.

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